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218 HISTORY OF
ment of the fourth year of that king, Earl Edmund married his second wife,
Blanch, Queen of Navarre*.
THE NORTH TRANSEPT.
(229). Sir Peter Warren, K. B.-This fine monument is the work of
Rouhiliac, and worthy of that distinguished sculptor. The back-ground is formed
by an ensign, before which is a grand figure of Hercules placing the bust of the
great naval officer on a pedestal; whose likeness, it is presumed, was an object of
peculiar attention, as the marks of the small-pox on his face are retained. An
admirable figure of Britannia, with a withered laurel in her hand, inclines towards
the head of the admiral. Behind her is a cornucopia, with naval and warlike
trophies.
" Sacred to the memory of Sir Peter Warren, K. B. Vice-Admiral of the
" Red Squadron of the British Fleet, and Member of Parliament for the city
" and liberties of Westminster. He derived his descent from an ancient family
** of Ireland; his fame and honours from his virtues and abilities. How emi-
" nently these were displayed, with what vigilance and spirit they were exerted
" in the various services wherein he had the honour to command, and the happi-
" ness to conquer, will be more properly recorded in the annals of Great Britain.
" On this tablet, affection, with truth, must say, that, deservedly esteemed in
" private life, and universally renowned for his public conduct, the judicious
" and gallant officer possessed all the amiable qualities of the friend, the gentle-
** man, and the Christian. But the Almighty, whom alone he feared, and whose
" gracious protection he had often experienced, was pleased to remove him from
" a place of honour to an eternity of happiness, on the 29th day of July, 1752,
" in the forty-ninth year of his age."
. • Rot. Claus. 1 Edward I. m. 10.
ment of the fourth year of that king, Earl Edmund married his second wife,
Blanch, Queen of Navarre*.
THE NORTH TRANSEPT.
(229). Sir Peter Warren, K. B.-This fine monument is the work of
Rouhiliac, and worthy of that distinguished sculptor. The back-ground is formed
by an ensign, before which is a grand figure of Hercules placing the bust of the
great naval officer on a pedestal; whose likeness, it is presumed, was an object of
peculiar attention, as the marks of the small-pox on his face are retained. An
admirable figure of Britannia, with a withered laurel in her hand, inclines towards
the head of the admiral. Behind her is a cornucopia, with naval and warlike
trophies.
" Sacred to the memory of Sir Peter Warren, K. B. Vice-Admiral of the
" Red Squadron of the British Fleet, and Member of Parliament for the city
" and liberties of Westminster. He derived his descent from an ancient family
** of Ireland; his fame and honours from his virtues and abilities. How emi-
" nently these were displayed, with what vigilance and spirit they were exerted
" in the various services wherein he had the honour to command, and the happi-
" ness to conquer, will be more properly recorded in the annals of Great Britain.
" On this tablet, affection, with truth, must say, that, deservedly esteemed in
" private life, and universally renowned for his public conduct, the judicious
" and gallant officer possessed all the amiable qualities of the friend, the gentle-
** man, and the Christian. But the Almighty, whom alone he feared, and whose
" gracious protection he had often experienced, was pleased to remove him from
" a place of honour to an eternity of happiness, on the 29th day of July, 1752,
" in the forty-ninth year of his age."
. • Rot. Claus. 1 Edward I. m. 10.